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Jamie Hill QC, prosecuting, said: “The motive for this killing was a combination of violent, warped sexual fantasy and greed.”

In another piece of phone footage, the pair laugh and joke as Unwin tells a friend they are "f***ing minted" making "ten grand a week".

Posing right next to the camera, Unwin laughs and says: “Business is good kid, that’s all I am going to say. I’ve got a four bed house, on my own, I’m single, got a brass (prostitute) coming tonight. £100, me and John. You know I sort out fanny," as McFall giggles in the background.

In one clip, sent to ‘Stevie baby’, they show a crop of cannabis, with Unwin joking: “You want to buy some? Lovely Thai stick", and Unwin adds: "Lovely cheese".

The video plus CCTV taken from their next door neighbour’s home provided crucial evidence against the pair.

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